St Osmond Church, Melbury Osmond, Dorset.

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St Osmond Church, Melbury Osmond, Dorset with the War Memorial visible through the gate. The parents (Jemima and Thonas) of the acclaimed Dorset writer, Thomas Hardy, were married in this church in 1839. The village of Melbury Osmond became Great Hintock in the novel 'The Woodlanders' by Thomas Hardy.

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Size: 3357px × 5038px
Location: Melbury Osmond Dorset England UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain
Photo credit: © Malcolm McHugh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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